Review of Uprooted
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Review of Uprooted
Uprooted is an unimaginable true story of Peter J. Boni detailing the unbelievable way he got a chance of knowing his origin after discovering that he was donor conceived from a sperm donor at the age of fifty. It is exceptionally well-edited as I came across no errors as I was reading.
Peter was born in the period after world war II to Nando, an Italian immigrant to America, and Elenanor, his mother. His father had depression problems that led to his suicide in 1962, when Peter was only 16. This depression made Peter scared as he thought that it was genetic and he could have inherited it. He developed into a very successful CEO in the tech industry and he was consulted by big companies that were declining. It is 1995 when his mother was undergoing surgeries when she unconsciously spoke the truth about Peter's conception to his wife, Suzan. The mother confirmed it after recovering and this changed his life completely. He decided to embark on a quest to find his true origin, which he talks about in this book and the discoveries he made about this topic of artificial insemination like its history and how people saw it in its early days and now.
What I liked most about this book was its writing style. Peter J. Boni writes this book with the story of his journey of finding his origin and the discoveries he made about artificial insemination in a style that also recounts the emotions that were associated with his experience during that time. This style allows the reader to know and feel these emotions as he is reading. This book puts more light on the psychological life of people that were artificially conceived, especially those from sperm donors that is ignored others.
This book is non-fictional but has an element of suspense, and I believe that this is attributed to the author's writing style. I enjoyed reading the history of artificial insemination from the time of the Arabs who started it. What I disliked most about this book is that certain topics are repeated in some parts of the book, like the way people and authorities reacted to the artificial insemination of humans. I did not enjoy this. There are biblical verses about adultery, though it is not a religious book.
A 5 out of 5 stars rating is suitable for Uprooted. I am rating it like this because of the interesting and overlooked facts about artificial insemination today and in the past found in this book. I recommend it to people who know it that they were conceived by artificial insemination as the story may give them some comfort. It is a bit inspirational about never giving up and readers of inspirational books may find it great.
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